[ June 5, 2011; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]
If you have some free time today, and you live in Santa Ana, there are some great opportunities to enjoy our local arts and culture scene for free today.
You can visit the Bowers Museum, the Kidseum, and the Heritage Museum for free today – and on Tuesday you can also visit the Discovery Science Center.
As [...]
For Immediate Release: April 13, 2011
For More Information Contact: Carol Chamberlain – Office: (916) 319-2069, cell: (916) 804-5355
Assemblyman Solorio Announces Santa Ana Discovery Science Center is Awarded $7 million from Prop. 84 Park Bond
Early support of application and outreach to key leaders may have influenced decision
Sacramento – State Assemblyman Jose Solorio (D-Anaheim) offers congratulations to Santa Ana-based [...]
[ April 5, 2011; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
Santa Ana residents can get in free to the Discovery Science Center on the firsty Tuesday of every month, which falls on April 5, this week. Admission is usually $12.95 for adults and $9.95 for children 3 to 17. Parking is $3.
Orange County’s first and only Smithsonian Affiliate, Taco Bell Discovery Science Center offers more than [...]
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[ April 2, 2011; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]
Purchase your tickets now for Orange County’s most astounding spring break bubble spectacular! Bubblefest features good, clean fun for the entire family, at the Discovery Science Center, in Santa Ana, starting on April 2.
See the Mega Bubble Show (ticket required)
Make your own giant bubbles
See our BubbleBusters stage show
Daily Mega Bubble Show Times:* 11:00am • 12:30pm • [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Asians, Education, Entertainment, Santa Ana, Science, Youth Tags: bubblefest, deni yang, Discovery Science Center, fan yang, Santa Ana No Comments »
[ February 21, 2011; 6:15 am to 2:30 pm. ]
Register now to join Discovery Science Center for MathMovesU Day at Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems on February 21!
Explore hands-on activities & learning stations
Learn from professionals using math in their careers
Find out how math impacts our everyday lives
Details & Requirements:
Participants must be current 7th or 8th grade students
Fifty 7th & 8th grade students and ten [...]
Posted in Education, Entertainment, Santa Ana, Science, Youth Tags: Discovery Science Center, math movesu day, raytheon, Santa Ana No Comments » [ February 1, 2011; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
Orange County’s first and only Smithsonian Affiliate, the Taco Bell Discovery Science Center, is FREE for Santa Ana residents on the first Tuesday of the month, which is this week, on Feb. 1.
The Discovery Science Center is celebrating “A Decade of Discovery” as the Cube turns ten! The center has 59,000 square feet of exhibit space [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Santa Ana, Science, Youth Tags: Discovery Science Center, free day, kids, residents, Santa Ana 2 Comments »
[ January 29, 2011; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
Grab the kids and run, jump and play your way through an interactive exhibition all about the human body. Sesame Street Presents: The Body comes to Discovery Science Center on January 29. This exhibit will cover everything from fingers and toes to your ishy squishy insides.
Click here to download a $5 coupon!
Meet & Greet With [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Health and Medical, Santa Ana, Youth Tags: Discovery Science Center, elmo, exhibit, Santa Ana, sesame street, the body No Comments »
[ December 31, 2010; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
Walk the Red Carpet, at the Discovery Science Center, on December 31, at the Noon Year’s Eve event.
Why should adults have all the fun on New Year’s Eve? Kids, put on your party shoes and walk the red carpet on December 31… the Discovery Science Center is celebrating all day long!
Balloon drop at 12pm, 2pm [...]
Santa Ana’s Discovery Science Center is looking for actors to portray Elmo, the Sesame Street character, in their upcoming “Sesame Street Presents: The Body,” exhibit, which starts on January 29, 2011, through May 1.
No puppet experience is necessary, actors will be trained by the exhibit personnel on how to properly portray the character.
The Elmo character [...]
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[ December 11, 2010; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
December 11
Discovery Science Center “Science of Gingerbread” (Dec 11, 2010 – Jan 2, 2011)
Inside the kitchen, much more is going on than pouring and mixing – it’s science at work! Our holiday festival is filled with festive activities designed to bring families together this holiday season.
Gingerbread House Workshops. Learn from local chefs how to [...]
They’re coming to get you…at Discovery Science Center! No magnifying glass needed here; these bugs are larger than life! Experience giant bug animatronics, a world-class insect collection, and interactive educational stations. See the world of bugs through their eyes, find out about “the good, the bad, the ugly” of the insect world, even play with [...]
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The O.C. Register is offering a great discount, today only, on Super Tickets to the Discovery Science Center, in Santa Ana. If you buy today, you can get 58% off a Discovery Science Center Super Ticket! ($20.95 value). Your cost will be only $9! Click here to buy your discounted ticket right away.
Super ticket includes Science [...]
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You can go to the Discovery Science Center for free today, if you reside in Santa Ana. They are located at 2500 North Main Street, in Santa Ana, just north of the 5 Freeway. They are open from 10 am to 5 pm today.
Here are their current exhibits:
Discovery Science Center “Grossology”
MAY 29, 2010 – SEPTEMBER [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Education, Entertainment, Santa Ana, Youth Tags: Discovery Science Center, free monday, grossology, Santa Ana, tinkertoys No Comments »
“Growing the Park” Event has Free Fun for All Ages
In the Air and on the Ground, the Orange County Great Park is Celebrating its 5th Anniversary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 1, 2010
CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574
WHAT: Fearless aerobatic war planes, roaring F-18 flyovers, intrepid wing walkers, and a dazzling laser light show finale are all part of [...]
Posted in Entertainment, irvine, Nature, Orange County, Santa Ana, Youth Tags: 5th anniversary, aerobatic war planes, bowers kidseum, captain fitnes, chuck jones center for creativity, Discovery Science Center, f-18 flyovers, great park balloon, great park farm and food lab, growing the park, irvine, irvine 2/11 marine battalion, italian street painters, l.a. galaxy soccer streat team, laser light show, music mobile, oc museum of art, oc philharmonic society, Orange County Great Park, whole foods market 2 Comments » Walking With Dinosaurs
Saturday, June 26 & Sunday, June 27
DinoQuest, the world’s only interactive dinosaur exhibit gets a fresh start with a grand re-opening featuring Baby Triceratops and special presentations about dinosaurs!
Hands-on activities include a Fossil Dig and learning stations on how fossils are made. Plus, brush up on your Dino IQ and be a contestant [...]
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